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Definition of theology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

theology

noun
 
 
/θiˈɒlədʒi/
 
/θiˈɑːlədʒi/
(plural theologies)
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the study of religion and beliefs
    • a degree in theology
    • a theology student
    • the rarefied world of academic theology
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1, Educationc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dogmatic
    • liberal
    • traditional
    • …
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  2. [countable] a set of religious beliefs
    • the theologies of the East
    see also liberation theologyTopics Religion and festivalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dogmatic
    • liberal
    • traditional
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English (originally applying only to Christianity): from French théologie, from Latin theologia, from Greek, from theos ‘god’ + -logia (see -logy).
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